Direct Objects in Questions

Which two questions does a direct object answer?

• Where?  Why?
• Whom? What?
• Time?  Location?
• When? Where?

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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Which type of verb does a direct object follow?

• Action
• Linking

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Which word is the direct object?
Hurricane Irma created havoc.

• havoc
• Hurricane Irma
• created

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Which word is the direct object?
Mark, Anne, and Natosha ate dinner at the new Chinese restaurant.

• restaurant
• Chinese
• ate
• dinner

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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Which word is the direct object?
Kyle studied the many pages of notes for the test.

• Kyle
• pages
• notes
• test

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Which word is the direct object?
The fire destroyed the house and the car.

• fire
• destroyed
• house/car
• the

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Which word is the direct object?
Stephen rescued the toddler from the burning building. 

• building
• toddler
• Stephen
• rescued

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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Which word is the direct object?
George unsuccessfully ordered lunch from the Soup Nazi. 

• George
• Soup Nazi
• ordered
• lunch

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Which word is the direct object?
When the chair overturned, it damaged the table behind it.
Hint:  There are two sets of subjects/verbs.

• chair
• table
• behind
• it

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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Which word is the direct object?
Lilly broke her leg when she landed awkwardly at gymnastics practice.
Hint:  There are two sets of subjects/verbs.

• leg
• she
• practice
• gymnastics

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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